TempoCap Invests in Dedrone’s Drone Detection Business
Dedrone has secured $12.1m in funding to drive its drone detection and mitigation efforts. Keep Reading
FAA Seeks Airport Partners for Drone Mitigation Tests
The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking airport operators interested in hosting a counter-drone test and evaluation effort to respond to a solicitation before October 22, 2020. Keep Reading
NATO Builds Prototype to Detect, Identify and Localize Small Drones
Experts at the NATO Communications and Information Agency have built an experimental prototype system to detect, identify and localize small Unmanned Aircraft Systems using low-cost commercial devices and machine learning. Keep Reading
Scientel Invests in Drone Defence
Britain’s Drone Defence has secured £500,000 in seed funding from U.S. based corporate investor Scientel Solutions to develop proprietary drone detection technology. Keep Reading
FAA to Test and Evaluate Drone Detection and Mitigation Equipment
The FAA plans to test and evaluate at least 10 technologies or systems. The evaluations are expected to begin later this year at the FAA’s William J. Hughes Technical Center, adjacent to the Atlantic City International Airport. Keep Reading
Multi-Agency Advisory Aims to Clarify Safe and Legal Use of Drone Detection Technology
A multi-agency advisory intends to help non-federal public and private entities better understand the federal laws and regulations that may apply to the use of capabilities to detect and mitigate threats posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Keep Reading
4D Tech Wins SBIR Contract with DHS S&T for Drone Detection Project
4D's award will fund research for analyzing the use of a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensor to create 3D scene representations that can be used to detect, track and identify small unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in an urban environment. Keep Reading
AeroDefense Introduces Mobile Drone Detection System
AeroDefense, a provider of the patented AirWarden™ drone detection system that is designed to detect and locate drones and pilots simultaneously, has announced a new mobile deployment option. Keep Reading
Cyber Researchers Devise Method to Pinpoint Location of Drone Operators
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have determined how to pinpoint the location of a drone operator who may be operating maliciously or harmfully near airports or protected airspace by analyzing the flight path of the drone. Keep Reading
Germany to Ramp Up Drone Detection Tests at Airports Ahead of 2021 Tender
Germany’s national Drone Detection System program to develop an integrated drone detection system at the country’s largest airports expects first prototype tests in August 2020. Keep Reading
First U.K. Airport Installation for Digital Global Systems Inc’s Drone Threat Management System
As part of a three-year commitment DGS will now provide a network capable of providing detection, classification, and location of unauthorized drones and controllers operating in the flight restriction zones. Keep Reading
DOJ Report Recommends Police Acquire Drone Detection Devices
The Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services has released a report on the use of drones by police as well as the threat posed by malicious drones. Keep Reading
Germany Issues Technical Support Tender for National Drone Detection System Appraisal
Germany’s air navigation service provider Deutsche Flugicherung GmbH has issued a tender for support services in evaluating its nationwide Drone Detection Systems network. Keep Reading
New Research Aims to Improve Drone Detection
Researchers are aiming to set up an open drone database to help design radar systems and drone detection techniques. Keep Reading
FAA Announces ‘No Drone Zone’ for Super Bowl
Hard Rock Stadium near Miami is a “No Drone Zone” for Super Bowl LIV on February 2. Drones also are prohibited around the Miami Beach Convention Center for the NFL Super Bowl Experience and Bayfront Park for Super Bowl Live during the days leading up to the event. Keep Reading
Heathrow Installs Anti-Drone System to Protect Britain’s Busiest Airfield
Aveillant Limited, a Thales Company, announced that its anti-drone systems have now been deployed at London Heathrow Airport as part of a bespoke set of end-to-end counter drone measures provided by Operational Solutions Ltd to help keep the area free from drones. Keep Reading
U.K. Approves Dedrone’s Counter Drone Technology
Dedrone has been awarded certification from the U.K.’s Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) for its counter-drone technology platform DroneTracker. Keep Reading
U.K. Announces £2 Million in Counter Drone Contracts with Industry and Academia
The U.K. Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has awarded nearly £2m ($2.5m) to develop new capabilities to detect, disrupt, and defeat the hostile and malicious use of drones. Keep Reading
Urgent Need for Federal Role in Drone Detection at Airports
Most airports in the United States and Canada do not have a comprehensive plan to deal with errant unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)—whether careless, clueless, or criminal. Further, most airports do not have a plan for integrating compliant UAS operations either. Keep Reading
German Airports ‘Planning New Drone Detection Systems’
Germany is planning a new drone detection system – an 11-mile exclusion-zone – around airports. The exclusion area would extend up to 1,300m above airports and seek to prevent its closure due to drone fears, a fate Frankfurt Airport has already suffered twice this year. Keep Reading